Nonstop flight route between Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Aljouf, Yemen:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Ratmalana Airport (RML), Ratmalana, Sri Lanka and Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO), Aljouf, Yemen would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,029 miles (or 4,875 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Ratmalana Airport and Al-Jawf Domestic Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Ratmalana Airport and Al-Jawf Domestic Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RML / VCCC | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Ratmalana, Sri Lanka | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 6°49'19"N by 79°53'10"E | 
| Area Served: | Colombo | 
| Operator/Owner: | Sri Lankan Government | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 16 feet (5 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from RML | 
| More Information: | RML Maps & Info | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AJO / | 
| Airport Names: | 
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| Location: | Aljouf, Yemen | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 29°47'6"N by 40°6'0"E | 
| Area Served: | Sakakah (Al-Jawf) | 
| Airport Type: | Public / Military | 
| Elevation: | 2261 feet (689 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from AJO | 
| More Information: | AJO Maps & Info | 
Facts about Ratmalana Airport (RML):
- In 1934 the State Council of Ceylon made a decision to construct an aerodrome within reach of the capital city of Colombo and decided on Ratmalana as the best site.
- The furthest airport from Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Seymour Airport (GPS), which is located 11,628 miles (18,713 kilometers) away in Baltra Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.
- On 11 August 1952, 3 months after the inaugural service of a passenger jet aircraft, BOAC began its Comet service between Colombo and London.
- The closest airport to Ratmalana Airport (RML) is Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB), which is located 25 miles (40 kilometers) N of RML.
- In addition to being known as "Ratmalana Airport", another name for RML is "රත්මලාන ගුවන්තොටුපළஇரத்மலானை விமான நிலைய".
- Because of Ratmalana Airport's relatively low elevation of 16 feet, planes can take off or land at Ratmalana Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Ratmalana Airport (RML) currently has only 1 runway.
Facts about Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO):
- Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,880 miles (19,118 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The closest airport to Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJO) is Al-Jawf Domestic Airport (AJF), which is located only 0 mile (0 kilometer) N of AJO.
- In addition to being known as "Al-Jawf Domestic Airport", other names for AJO include "مطار الجوف المحلي", "AJF" and "OESK".




